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Scheduled Tasks and Passwords

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StumblingThrough

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Nov 7, 2002
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Does anyone know how to make Scheduled Tasks run in Win 2K Home without assigning a password when logging onto Windows? I am the only one that uses the PC at home, and have no need for passwords. The PC automatically logs me on when restarted without asking for a password. Unfortunately, my scheduled tasks won't run. Any ideas short of having to use a password to log on?
 
This behavior is by design.
This behavior did not exist in versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows XP. To improve system security, any task that is using a local account (non-domain account) as the account under which the scheduled task is to run will require a password. If the local account does not have a password, a password must be created for that account.

 
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